University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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FRANCIS HAGAR SQUIRE Dean of the School of Arts and Science The School of Arts and Science is the parent school of the University, the center around which other schools have developed. It is the descendant of academy which the Reverend Francis Alison opened in New London, Pennsylvania in 1743, direct the Although its cur- riculum bears little resemblance to that of 1743, its cen- tral purpose remains the samg; to provide a liberal edu- cation which will assure the fullest development of the student as an individual and a citizen. studies is designed to correlate with this liberal education Its program of the specialized courses necessary to prepare the student for service in many occupations and professions. During the first two years of a student's college course, emphasis is placed upon basic skills and introductory courses in the great fields of human knowledge, In the last two years, the choice of a field of concentration gives the student the opportunity and the incentive to O beyond the clementary levels of a subject into its higher and more difficult reaches. The degree of Bachelor of Arts is awarded to those students who follow a broad course of study in the Liberal Arts; the degree of Bachelor of Science is awarded to students who elect more specialized curricula in chem- istry, business administration, and physics, The School of Arts and Science offers graduate courses H'lrill.lgh the Division of Graduate Stud:,' and extra-mural courses through the Extension Division of the Univer- sity. These activities emphasize the fact that the School of Arts and Science has responsibilities beyond its own program of studies, It also provides services for all other schools and divisions of the University, f anng irnmrtdnt recent -:il. .'f:th.J:'m.-rm are the authori zation of the Department of Chemistry to offer work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and the establishment of the Department of Dramatic Arts and Speech.